Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

James VIII (†1766), Pattern Guinea, 1716, type I, restrike by M. Young from dies by N. Roettiers, c. 1828, in silver, laureate bust right, iacobvs · viii · · dei · gratia ·, rev. cruciform shields, thistle in centre, sceptres in angles, edge plain, 7.86g/5h (Woolf 33:2 [Sale, lot 99]; D 183; B 2, fig. 1095; S 5725; Bruce XPT 4a). Usual rust marks on obverse die, otherwise virtually as struck, rare £1,000-1,500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Scottish Silver Coins and Tokens, 1664-1807, From the Collection of the Late Harrington Manville.

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Provenance: Bt Spink June 1960